# Argentina oilseed strike called off but Vicentin workers stick to plan

> Argentina's oilseed workers called off a planned indefinite strike after a government order, but Vicentin workers plan to strike over a wage dispute with Vicentin and other oilseed firms. The strike was set to affect the country that is the largest supplier of soybean oil and meal.

- Date: 2025-03-12 · published 2025-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13871-argentina-oilseed-strike-called-off-but-vicentin-workers-stick-to-plan
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Labor action at crushing plants and ports disrupts meal and oil supply from the largest exporter, which can lift global meal prices. Uncertainty over the strike's scope adds volatility.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2024-08-11 | [Argentina oilseed workers' strike nears one-week mark](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13906-argentina-oilseed-workers-strike-nears-one-week-mark.md) | -6.5% | -2.3% |
| SBM | 2024-04-29 | [Argentina oilseed union calls port strike, ETHRWorld](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30762-argentina-oilseed-union-calls-port-strike-ethrworld.md) | +6.0% | +11.1% |
| SBM | 2019-09-07 | [Argentine oil workers begin strike  - Ships & Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57098-argentine-oil-workers-begin-strike-ships-and-ports.md) | +3.8% | +4.0% |
| SBM | 2021-11-04 | [Argentine oilseed workers ordered by government to end hours-long strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14069-argentine-oilseed-workers-ordered-by-government-to-end-hours-long-strike.md) | -0.2% | +3.0% |
| SBM | 2020-12-01 | [Argentina Port Workers Strike, Affect Shipments \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49664-argentina-port-workers-strike-affect-shipments-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.7% | +8.6% |
| SBO | 2024-08-11 | [Argentina oilseed workers' strike nears one-week mark](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13906-argentina-oilseed-workers-strike-nears-one-week-mark.md) | -5.1% | -2.1% |
| SBO | 2024-04-29 | [Argentina oilseed union calls port strike, ETHRWorld](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30762-argentina-oilseed-union-calls-port-strike-ethrworld.md) | -3.9% | +2.4% |
| SBO | 2021-11-04 | [Argentine oilseed workers ordered by government to end hours-long strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14069-argentine-oilseed-workers-ordered-by-government-to-end-hours-long-strike.md) | -3.0% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-govt-orders-halt-national-oilseed-strike-vicentin-workers-stick-plan-2025-03-12/

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